{"id":103526,"date":"2024-12-07T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/every-christmas-eve-kristian-eriksens-mother-goes-to-celebrate-with-others-sport-langlesing\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T11:23:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T11:23:16","slug":"every-christmas-eve-kristian-eriksens-mother-goes-to-celebrate-with-others-sport-langlesing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/every-christmas-eve-kristian-eriksens-mother-goes-to-celebrate-with-others-sport-langlesing\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Christmas Eve, Kristian Eriksen’s mother goes to celebrate with others – Sport Langlesing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The story of Kristian Eriksen could really have been a typical Hollywood film. An inspiring story about a good-hearted and popular worker who has never had the greatest talent, but who refuses to give up. And which succeeds in the end, but not without a large dose of drama involved. The story of Kristian Eriksen has most of the ingredients. A tragic death that befell him at 18, a Facebook message that changed his life, many setbacks and a whole lot of ups and downs. And a protagonist who is well-liked and leaves a mark almost everywhere he goes. BUSY WITH PEOPLE’S VISION: Kristian Eriksen strikes up a conversation with the Salvation Army in the center of Molde. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes \/ news He has just finished the season as top scorer in the Eliteserien, and on Saturday he will have one of the main roles when Molde plays the cup final at Ullevaal against Fredrikstad. – I don’t think there were that many who had imagined that this would happen, says Eriksen to news. Watch the cup final on news 1 at 16.00 Unusual Facebook message That he is today considered one of Norway’s best footballers would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. As recently as August 2020, his life was completely different. He played broadside football for Elverum, but felt he had more inside. After asking his mother Anne Thingstad Bj\u00f8rnstad for advice, he sent a Facebook message to HamKam’s then sports manager Espen Olsen. Kristian Eriksen: Good evening, Espen. I have a question for you, and it’s about a keen hammering who has both grown up with HamKam and played gradually upwards and up to the A-team before the trip moved on. I play per today’s date in Elverum, but it is silent there. And there doesn’t seem to be a season. I have always been 100 percent and I am more than happy to bleed for the mother club. The question from me is then whether there would have been interest in a further conversation, chat\/meeting. Sincerely, Kristian Eriksen. HamKam took a chance on the then 25-year-old wide player, and the rest is history. – Glad I get to share the field with him But when news talks to people in Fotball-Norge, it’s not just the football skills that are highlighted. The word “role model” is repeated almost no matter who we contact. – He is a great role model for me and has shown that hard work pays off. He is a fantastic man with whom I am happy that I get to share the field with in the cup final, says Fredrikstad player Morten Bj\u00f8rlo to news. The local newspaper Romsdals Budstikke, which covers Molde closely throughout the year, recently referred to Eriksen as “the world’s best role model”. POPULAR: Kristian Eriksen is singled out as one of Molde’s most liked players. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes \/ news Unexpected gesture: – Tears of joy Trond Hustad, sports director in the same newspaper, has experienced for himself the kind of influence Eriksen can have on children and young people. Hustad’s nephew lives in B\u00e6rum, but visited Molde last summer and got both a picture and an autograph with Eriksen and other Molde players. Eriksen also got a signed kit for the 12-year-old Molde supporter. But when he learned some time later that Hustad’s nephew had had an accident and broken his collarbone just before his birthday, he decided to take further action. Eriksen went straight back to the Molde dressing room and recorded a video greeting to the unfortunate boy, who after the previous visit had made Eriksen his new favorite player. – There were tears of joy in the whole family when it was played in bed on his birthday. That gesture says a lot, and only confirms the impression you have of someone. There are some who want to appear popular, and some who actually are. I don’t think he does this because he should, but because he wants to, says Hustad to news. READY FOR THE CUP FINAL: Kristian Eriksen will play an important role in securing Molde a very important cup gold, which also means a ticket to Europe. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes \/ Frederik Ringnes \u2013 Quite unique The Romsdals Budstikke journalist has worked closely with Eriksen for several years and has exclusively positive things to say. – It becomes a bit of a clich\u00e9, but it almost has to be. He has a commitment, enthusiasm and people-ness off the pitch that is quite special. He gives his all, not only on the field, but to anyone who wants a piece of him. That is why he has gained a place in the hearts of many MFK supporters, he says. – It is quite unique. He is so down-to-earth that you can almost be tempted to wonder if it is calculating, but I don’t think so, he just comes across as genuine, he adds. news has few problems in unearthing stories that show how Kristian Eriksen is trying to give something back to the supporters. When the Molde supporters Tornekrattet were going on an away trip to Hamar this season, an unexpected guest appeared before departure. Then Eriksen arrived with several trays of beer which he handed over to those who were to take the six-hour long bus journey to support Molde away from home. BUSY BY THE FANS: Kristian Eriksen has always been keen to give back. Photo: Thomas Andersen \/ NTB Erik Holsb\u00f8 is spokesperson and deputy chairman of Tornekrattet. He was sitting on the bus when Eriksen put them on the bed and suddenly came walking with the beer trays. – People were very happy, it shows that he cares about us. It’s not often you hear about something like that, but he always shows extra commitment, posts pictures of our fans, shows that this means something to him. He has really become an audience favourite, says Holsb\u00f8 to news. He describes Eriksen as a player the supporters have loved to such an extent. – After our matches, he always goes up to young and old regardless of the result, takes pictures and signs autographs. He seems happy all the time and shows commitment. We need people like him, and I wish there were more like him in football, says Holsb\u00f8. Grew up with two values \u200b\u200bIt is hardly a coincidence that Kristian Eriksen is keen to treat other people in a good way, keen to “give something back”. Mamma Anne Thingstad Bj\u00f8rnstad works as manager of the voluntary center in Hamar and has worked there for over 22 years. Eriksen says he was brought up in a home with two clear values: 1: To take care of each other 2: To be kind no matter who you meet. – “Mutter’n” should take much of the credit for that, she has shaped me into the person I am. And she should have a lot of praise for the effort and the work she does, says Eriksen to news. MOTHER AND SON: Anne Thingstad Bj\u00f8rnstad and Kristian Eriksen, here together in the Molde wardrobe at Eriksens plass. Photo: Private Moren’s role at the volunteering center has left its mark on his life in several ways. Like for example at Christmas. Going away every Christmas Eve Every single Christmas Eve, Anne Thingstad Bj\u00f8rnstad helps organize a Christmas party for over 100 people who would otherwise have no one to celebrate with. – I’m really just incredibly proud of that. Quite simply. You can see how much it means to those who think Christmas can be difficult. Then I happily wait a little extra for the “mutter’n” to arrive a little later on Christmas Eve, he says. The family has had to postpone a number of Christmas dinners because the mother has been busy at the volunteer centre. – When I see how much it means to people, it puts things into perspective, he says. Mamma Anne tells news that she is very proud of the person her son has become. She does not hide that she has been concerned with being a good role model for Kristian and his sister. – They have heard it from a young age, that voluntary work is important. So it has probably helped shape the fact that it is entirely possible to make an effort without having to pay for it, that is. So he’s probably a bit overwhelmed with that. TOP SCORERS: This season, no player in the Eliteserien scored more goals than Kristian Eriksen. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes \/ Frederik Ringnes She is happy to hear that her son is gaining a very good reputation in Molde, both as a player and as a person. – I think that can come from the fact that he is caring, he is good at seeing each individual. And when it comes to supporters, and the children who are supporters, he makes time for everyone. The team in Molde have to get him back into the dressing room, they are afraid that he will become unwell or ill, because he is standing outside freezing, signing autographs and talking to everyone, she says. An hour at the store Anne Thingstad Bj\u00f8rnstad comes up with a story that she believes shows what kind of person her son is: Once Kristian was going to the store to buy dinner, his roommate sat and waited for him to return. Long. Why? Because Kristian met an older man in the shop who wanted to talk football. – It probably took at least an hour. He is not the one who manages to say that “now I actually have to move on”. He has to learn a little there, he actually has to think a little about himself too, says the mother. Kristian Eriksen only smiles when he is told the story. When asked what advantages and disadvantages such a personality can have, he replies: – The advantage is that you can make people happy, that even small things can help the man in the street that day. It has been researched that just giving each other a little smile can do a lot. That’s something I hope for. I hope even more people can be nice to each other, then it will be a better society. The negative is the time. But at the same time, what is time? MET THE KING: Kristian Eriksen was cup champion and got to meet both the king and the prime minister last year. Photo: Jon Olav Nesvold \/ BILDBYR\u00c5N Lost his father in a car accident Kristian Eriksen knows at the same time how fragile life can be. When he was 18, he lost his own father in a tragic car accident, which he has previously been open about to several media outlets. It has also helped shape him as a person, he believes. – Does it bother you that he doesn’t get to see what you’ve achieved? – Yes, that’s clear. My father passed away in September, and I was admitted to HamKam’s A team in November. So he has never experienced that I have played A-team football. And the way I know my father… I remember very well that we went fishing at the cabin when I was eight years old. And he cried with joy because I had caught a 2.3 kg mountain trout. And how much that alone meant. He trained me too, so of course it had… No, I get chills talking about it to this day. But I feel like I have him with me a little when I play, he says. – Do you still think a lot about what happened? – Yes, but now it has been 11 years. Life goes on, and I feel we have been very good at that. And that was probably what dad had set as a requirement too, he says. FATHER AS COACH: Father Stein Eriksen was Kristian Eriksen’s coach in the early years. Kristian with headband to the right of dad. Photo: Private – We didn’t get to say goodbye Anne Thingstad Bj\u00f8rnstad is sure that the father would have been very proud of his son if he had been here today. – It’s a real shame that his father doesn’t get it, because it would have meant an incredible amount to him too, she says. – We didn’t get to say goodbye to him. It was an accident. And that is probably the heaviest for both Kristian and the rest of us. It’s as Kristian and I usually say, he probably follows along. He gets it with him one way or another, we feel. And that means a lot to us, she says. EXPERIENCED A LOT: Kristian Eriksen has had a better football career than most. Here with the elite series trophy in 2022. Photo: Vegard Gr\u00f8tt \/ BILDBYR\u00c5N If there is one thing death has taught Kristian Eriksen, it is that you must make the most of the time you have on earth. That’s why he’s so glad he sent that Facebook message to HamKam four years ago. – I have thought a lot about that. And I think about it for others too. Sometimes you have to take a chance, that is. The worst thing you can get from time to time is a no. If you dream of something and have an inner drive, then try, he asserts. He tried, and on Saturday he will play in the cup final. You can watch it on news 1 at 16.00 or listen to news Sport on the radio. Ola Lunde has never seen this before: \u2013 Very special 00:51 The hare is chased by 90 skiers: \u2013 Hysterical – images from Vsport1 00:55 Here the frantic recovery is decided 01:13 Flying off the piste at high speed – images from Vsport1 00: 40 Show more
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